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Where does “πλεῦσις” come from?

πλεῦσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλέω, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

πλεῦσις (Ancient Greek): sailing

Definitions

  1. sailing

Ancestry of “πλεῦσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλέωsail; float
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “πλεῦσις”

  • pleuston
  • pleustonic
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